1. Harnessing Federal Funding for Active Transportation Kevin Mills Rails-to-Trails Conservancy May 24, 2016

2. Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act Five years, $305 billion surface transport Modest dedicated active transport pot –Transportation Alternatives: $850 million/yr Continued eligibility for bigger programs Financing program made accessible to smaller projects

3. Transportation Alternatives Program Largely status quo… Transportation Alternatives: –+3% –structural changes symbolic –urban regions can shift half $ Recreational Trails Safe Routes to School

4. Retain eligibility for bigger programs Surface Transportation Program (Block Grants) TIGER Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Highway Safety Improvement Program

5. Cutting Edge: Active Transport Networks

6. Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Low-interest loans Five reforms to make accessible for completing active transportation networks

7. Accessible for Smaller Projects Threshold cut from $50M to $10M for: –Local government –Transit-oriented development Bundling segments

8. Lowering Transaction Costs Fee waivers –$2M/year for USDOT to cover costs Streamlining for small, low-risk projects –Simpler, user-friendly application process

9. Loans to Lenders For rural transportation projects… State Infrastructure Banks –TIFIA capital –Consolidate transactions

10. TIFIA in Action www.railstotrails.org/TIFIA Share of project cost Technical assistance

11. Is your community ready to put together an active transportation network? …vision, planning, political will, $